inter-strainadj.
/ˈɪntəstreɪn/ Biology.
Occurring or existing between one strain (strain n.1 7) and another; formed by crossing two strains.
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bigenerous1610
hybridan1623
mongrel1633
hybridous1691
mule1728
hybrid1775
cross-bred1856
hybridizablea1864
paragenesic1864
hybridized1872
cross1886
monohybrid1903
outbred1903
intergeneric1921
polyhybrid1922
reticulate1938
trihybrid1941
inter-strain1950
1950 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 37 631/1 Exceptions to the relatively ready inter-strain crossability among the strains hybridized were 109 × 105 and 109 × 110.
1955 New Biol. 19 52 Livesay's interstrain F1 hybrids should be genetically uniform.
1965 Jrnl. Gen. Microbiol. 41 7 The progeny of inter-strain crosses.
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